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OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF OKLAHOMA ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION 2013-8
The Honorable Mike Reynolds June 6, 2013
State Representative, District 91 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 301B Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
Dear Representative Reynolds:
This office has received your request for an official Attorney General Opinion in which you ask, in effect, the following questions:
1. With respect to the members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, when does the term of office begin for a person who has been elected to a seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives at a general election held in November?
2. Do the provisions of the Oklahoma Constitution mean that the term of office for a regularly elected member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives during a general election cannot begin until the election result for that position has been officially declared at the organizational session held in January of each odd-numbered year?
3. Is 14 O.S.2011, § 137, which sets the term of office of members of the House of Representatives, consistent with the requirements of Article VI, Section 5 of the Oklahoma Constitution, providing that election results are declared by the Legislature? If not, is this statutory provision unconstitutional?
4. Are the provisions of 51 O.S.2011, § 1, which prescribe the time when the term of office for elected officials begins, consistent with the requirements of Article VI, Section 5 of the Oklahoma Constitution?
5. Pursuant to both Article VI, Section 5 of the Oklahoma Constitution and 51 O.S.2011, § 1, does the term of office for a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives or the Oklahoma State Senate elected during a November general election begin on the second Monday of January each year?
313 N.E. 21ST STREET • OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73105 • (405) 521-3921 • FAX: (405) 521-6246
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OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF OKLAHOMA ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION 2013-8
The Honorable Mike Reynolds June 6, 2013
State Representative, District 91 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 301B Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
Dear Representative Reynolds:
This office has received your request for an official Attorney General Opinion in which you ask, in effect, the following questions:
1. With respect to the members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, when does the term of office begin for a person who has been elected to a seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives at a general election held in November?
2. Do the provisions of the Oklahoma Constitution mean that the term of office for a regularly elected member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives during a general election cannot begin until the election result for that position has been officially declared at the organizational session held in January of each odd-numbered year?
3. Is 14 O.S.2011, § 137, which sets the term of office of members of the House of Representatives, consistent with the requirements of Article VI, Section 5 of the Oklahoma Constitution, providing that election results are declared by the Legislature? If not, is this statutory provision unconstitutional?
4. Are the provisions of 51 O.S.2011, § 1, which prescribe the time when the term of office for elected officials begins, consistent with the requirements of Article VI, Section 5 of the Oklahoma Constitution?
5. Pursuant to both Article VI, Section 5 of the Oklahoma Constitution and 51 O.S.2011, § 1, does the term of office for a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives or the Oklahoma State Senate elected during a November general election begin on the second Monday of January each year?
313 N.E. 21ST STREET • OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73105 • (405) 521-3921 • FAX: (405) 521-6246
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